3 Poker Thoughts You NEED to Change at the Table | School of Cards 

thats very true since professionals fold 80% of the time

This is true because the best image to convey is a tight image. This allows you to bluff, and also raise with suited connectors and then play both sides of the deck. If you miss, you can rep a strong starting hand. If you connect, your opponent wont put you on a weaker starting hand. Also when you play tight, opponents tend to be weary of when you do bet strong. Finally, it gives them the impression that they can bluff you, allowing your slowplays and bluff catchers to work better. Tight is right!

"since you have no idea what your opponents hold" you need to learn to read opponents more..... sure there is an element of luck/risk but if you pay attention that can be minimized to an incredibly large degree. Think your being too literal. I have 3000 skydives and risk management is a large part. sure the fock up fairy can come along and ruin the jump or kill you, but if you are conscience of all the risk...ie not ignoring it....cant really say that its gambling. Its a calculated risk.

this is dumb. Every time you put money into a pot it should be an "investment" on a possibe return. not a gamble

Malcolm Donald Schick I can't really use a childish reply like "this is dumb" for anything. I agree that all the money that goes in on the tables are an investment. I agree with +00Billy as well. What i'm discussing is simply the terminology, regarding weather poker is gambling or not. Betting on horses for instance is called gambling. Yet there are professionals who bet on horses in the same way poker players bet their hands. They use as much information available as possible to calculate what the best bet is, which makes them money in the long run. It's still GAMBLING. Here are the two first definitions of gambling in the dictionary: 1. a. To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest. 2. To take a risk in the hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit. When you bet on a good hand before the flop, say aces, it's like betting on the horse you think will do the best. Still, the horse can fall short of that expectation, as can pocket aces in poker. In other words, you bet on an outcome that is uncertain, and poker therefore qualifies as gambling, in regard to definition 1.a of gambling. The second definition also very much fits the nature of poker, as there is always a risk your hand will fall short, unless you have the absolute nuts, which is very rare. Still, you will often bet top pair, or two pair, since you figure that it's likely to be the best hand, though sometimes it will turn out not to be, as you surely must have experienced when playing. In other words, you take risks in the hope of gaining a profit (i.e. benefit). All in all, my conclusion proceeds to be that it's incorrect of a poker player - no matter how good - to claim that he never gambles, since the very way poker is played qualifies as gambling. This is NOT the same as saying poker is only a game of chance, there are many good and great poker players out there, getting rich every day. The fact of the matter is just that they are very good gamblers, giving them and edge over the bad and mediocre gamblers, meaning the latter's money are slowly transferred to the good gamblers' pockets.

Wombat McNeil, Well said and thought out. I too had this immediate reaction to the catch phrase, "WE Never Gamble". I understand sometimes to be creative and sell something or try to be distinctive, there is a play on words or axiom of being absolute. "We Never Gamble" is more like "We never tell lies at a Poker table". But it is contradictory because anyone who takes his game seriously and seen and experienced bad beats can relate to the gambling aspect of it. (Btw, usually its the risky gambler that puts the hardest & toughest beats on the so called best players at the tables...drawing out with runner runner gut shot and getting his outs on the turn)...lol) But I do find it odd that a poker school would use a coined phrase like that. And because of that, I don't know if I would preceed wanting to know more about his type of poker training. Certainly, the only players that would be initially attracted to that kind of poker school, would be the total newbee, someone who has played once, twice three times.. If you blindly think that taking poker lessons, prevents you from being a gambler or that playing poker isn't a gamble then I can almost assure anyone with this thought, they will probably lose his/her bankroll sooner than later.

00Billy true . But me taking 500$ and placing it on a hand of blackjack could also be considered a “calculated “ risk

RickyJnum1FAN if you've never eaten at a lunch counter you should do that ,Denny's or Waffle House come to mind, not the tables but where you are sitting next to strangers.You would not touch their food/chips. You should make an effort not to jostle the players/patrons next to you. Give some room but if they crowd you let the dealer know as they might be as new as you.You will find at the lower limits alot of tables have a " table captain" that is usually a know-it-all regular that likes to show how smart he is, but the dealer is the boss and if they agree on something its likely right but never be afraid of calling the floor either.If you go to your friends house for dinner on just a random night would you act a fool at his parents table ...

No I am not,but you are a rude ignorant fuck wit.

+JSDJvids I don't know if he's even aware of it, but it's the kuji-kiri hand gesture (meditation techniques) for getting in tune with all elements around oneself. Another example of kuji-kiri is the one for fire that lets you feel your heartbeat in the tips of your fingers.

oh right that's pretty cool.

momentinpassing Good points. Yeah, it's cool to see how all things are connected and manifest in different ways or are used in different ways since all things in the universe are made of the same things and governed by the same rules.

He's actually just trying to calm his nerves he's nervous it's a sobbing technique duh 🙄

You can't spell "listen" correctly.

he's talking about cash games, not tournaments. You could be a great cash game player but not so great tournament player. However, who knows if he is a good cash game player or not…

his advice is sound. you dont need to win a nobel prize to teach science.

You will only listen to him if he wins the lotto. Kk... sheesh people are deluded

Who the fuck cares if a fat fuck like you is watching this or not...You dont undarstand 80% of the videos you are watching idiot.Peple like you annoys the shit out of me...

+Steven Runyon People playing poker for 20 years dont use the term "LMAO" You have to improve your trolling skills

+Nathanael Boardman 20 years and yet here you are, checking out a poker coach. Hmmm...

Oni Akuma I wasn't looking for a poker coach. I find it fascinating that people would rather listen to a stranger on how to pkay. I'm saying that if you have half a brain poker can be profitable. Its not rocket science.

***** I haven't had a real job in over 15 years so don't hate because you need help to play a child's game and be profitable. Move on.

Der Pate why am I trolling because I don't need help to make money at a simple card game. That's OK you keep overthinking a easy game. Move on.